My aunt sent me this CD because she was given it for christmas, and absolutly hated it. i have to say, Im with my aunt on this one. i really like differnt music, i thought i really liked Fiona aple. i was very wrong. this CD is just…weird. I …

Artist: SWV
Video: “Right Here”
Album: It’s About Time
Label: RCA Records
“Right Here” is the first single and music video off of SWV’s debut album “It’s About Time”. In this video, SWV comes across as somewhat of a TLC clone in terms o the clothes they don and the rap verse that …

The Only Time is a song by Nine Inch Nails which appears on their debut record, Pretty Hate Machine. The Only Time opens up quickly with Reznor singing nearly right as the song starts up above a bass playing along with a simple drum pattern. As with a lot …

Temptation Inside Your Heart is a song by The Velvet Underground which appears on their album VU. One thing which should be noted about VU is that the album is not a typical or traditional studio album, it’s an album which is full of outtakes. I choose to point …

I had the utmost pleasure of being able to see Black Label Society LIVE in concert supporting Ozzy Osbourne on July 6th 2007 at the National Indoor Arena in Birmingham England. They were simply amazing combining powerful heavy metal riffs with amazing and unique vocalization for every song, each …

ROCK AND ROLL OVER
Kiss returns to the sound of their first three albums with this disc (which followed ALIVE I and DESTROYER) and provided years of live shows with the classics I WANT YOU, CALLING DR. LOVE (Gene’ best song), and LADIES ROOM.
This time, KISS was afforded a large …

The Face of Love CD by Sanctus Real was given to me by a friend. I hadn’t heard of them before, so I was a little unsure as to whether or not I would like this cd. As first listen, I was mildly impressed, but as I listened to …

Overview - Reload, the second half of Metallica’s double album, continues with the style change Metallica introduced on Load but doesn’t really expand or develop it. Generally the album feels basically the same as Load felt for me: some of the songs were brilliant, some were solid, and some …

Honestly, if you’re a fan of Nirvana, you probably already have all their other CDs, so there’s no particular reason to buy this one unless you’re a stickler for owning every version of a song ever recorded. The one advantage to this CD is that it’s great for …

Big Bird is a song by Andrew Jackson Jihad and is the sixteenth and final track on their 2011 album entitled Knife Man. Opening up with the vocals singing alone, the track has a similar sound to the track to precede it, Free Bird, in that the vocal performance …

I’d forgotten I had The Canadian Brass: The Canadian Brass Go For Baroque CD to be honest. Now that’s not a bad sign about how I feel about it; it was just buried beneath a large stack of other CDs and remained hidden in a sense.
This was actually …

Down is a joint collaboration of Phil Anselmo, Pepper Keenan, Kirk Windstein, Rex Brown, and Jimmy Bower.The musicians took a break from their musical commitments back in 1995 to record a pivotal record that would shape the musical landscape for years to come.The elements of the album were forged …

Metallica’s debut 1983 album Kill Em All was going to be titled “Metal up your ass” but the record company made them change it before it’s release. This could be Metallica’s most impressive album, technically. The parts are faster then most anything by Metallica, the solos are huge, and …

The Bone Thugs “Ressurection” cd is one which was long awaited by Bone Thugs fan when the group announced that they had broken up in 1999. It was thought that the cd would never come out but this was not the case, Ressurection was released IN 2000 to awaiting …

Country music performing artists have no shortage of songs that move people by making them take a look at how they live their own lives, and the song ‘The Little Girl’ by John Michael Montgomery is no exception.
This sad tale tells the story of a little girl, neglected by …

Lateralus is an unrelenting journey into the psyche of originality.Their expression is so beyond words that it’s quite humbling trying to find decent adjectives,nouns, or verbs to piece together to form a description.This music is cerebral, profound, and full of artistic vision.This band succeeds at truly experimenting with sonic …

4th Dimensional Transition is a track which appears on MGMT’s second album, Oracular Spectacular. Up to this point, MGMT has had five excellent tracks to precede this track on this record and they somehow manage to continue their streak of extremely strong songs with 4th Dimensional Transition. The intro …

I love the song, Nothing In This World by Paris Hilton very much! Paris looks so adorable in the music video and if I’m right, this is one of the first few videos that she has released. Not sure which music record company she’s under, but if it’s …

Sometimes I watch a performance of live music and you have to wonder whether you are being asked to buy into the song, or the looks of the artist. I asked myself this when watching the X-Factor Final and Rhianna came out to perform.
She was singing her new song, …

Will Young’s album Let it Go, which was released in UK, is an impressive set of songs that really do show his full singing talents, especially This Is Who I Am, which was featured as an iTunes Exclusive bonus track.
The album features the songs, Changes - 4:00, Grace - …

Sometimes in life we have conflict with those we never dreamed that we would. They are not nice times but we strive to get through them and after a turbulent 12 months I listened to this song and it made so much sense to me.
With the performer being male …

In The Singing Box is a song by Animal Collective and is the final track on their second release, Danse Manatee. The best way I can characterize In The Singing Box is that it seems to be a track which has a fairly constant flow of music interacting with …

I do not like this album by the Cure, and it is probably not going to be easy to explain why, because one could find numerous reasons to like this album, one could mention various facts and features of this album which make it better and stronger than the …

Overview —“ Come Again, the debut album released by the Canadian rock band Thornley, is actually one of the first rock albums that I really remember listening to and making quite an impression on me. This is an album that carries more personal meaning to me just because it …

Muse is one of my favorite bands. Their lyrics are awesome, the guitar playing is just divine, and the drums are amazing. But this time around, I lost a ton of respect for them when they allowed Supermassive Black Hole on the Twilight soundtrack. I mean, sure, they opened …

Overview —“ Machine Head, the sixth album released by Deep Purple, is the album that I would have to say is my favorite out of Deep Purple’s entire career. The album gains most of it’s recognition for being the album which has Smoke On The Water, a song which …

Happenings, the new album by Crosby and Nash feels familiar, but not repetitive. It feels like a telephone call from an old friend rather than a pre-recorded telephone marketing call during dinner.
Like so much of the Baby Boomer generation, Crosby and Nash have made their peace with the problem …

The band Lamb of God is one of the best metal bands ever and you should check them out. I love their songs, most of them anyways but one the best songs I have heard from them is a relatively new song by them and its called everything to …

My grandma got this CD as a present for her birthday, and me being a lover of calssic music, got her permission to listen to it a couple of times.
Pavarotti is a genious when it comes to vocals, you can feal the strength of his voice coming out of …

Water Curses is a song by Animal Collective and is the title track of their 2008 EP release. Opening with a synthesizer intro, Water Curses quickly transitions into a lighthearted and easily flowing track which the instruments and Tare’s voice do a good job of establishing. Although the songwriting …

I must admit, the one thing that drew me to buying this magazine in the beginning, was the notion of getting a —˜free’ cover Compact Disc at a price equivalent to just under one US Dollar, at the time (around 2006).
I turned out to be a very good buy …

American Tune is a song by Andrew Jackson Jihad and is the third track on their most recent 2011 release, Knife Man. In contrast to the previous track on the record, American Tune opens up with an acoustic guitar rhythm before the vocals come in the track and interestingly …

One alternative song from the 90’s that wedged in my mind. It became the official soundtrack of the movie Empire Records. The movie was weird, even the casts, that is why I will not forget about this song. Gin Blossom is an American rock band that popularly sang Hey …

Everybody who plays guitar knows Yngwie Malmsteen. I grew up listening to his music. In my teens I always wondered could I play the guitar like him? No doubt that he is one of the most influential guitarist in the world. His speed and neoclassical styles had inspired …

“Recovery” Review
Artist-Eminem
Year-2010
Genre-Hip-Hop
I have always been a huge fan of Eminem, from his old stuff and now into his new. He always seems to have that flow that no other artist or hip-hop artist can tap into. Even at his age he is still putting out quality stuff like his …

I do really appreciate so much the album entitled ” New Season” by the Christian band Israel and the New Breed. It is a Christmas gift to me by a friend and it is indeed one of the best Christmas gift I have received. The New …

Use Your Illusion I is Guns N’ Roses third album and the first of a 2 disc set released in 1991 at the same time as Use Your Illusion II. The album features a Paul McCartney cover and also features Alice Cooper on the track The Garden. The track …

The song Are You Up There has long been one that I’ve enjoyed and loved ever since I first heard it, which, being a big time fan of The Osmonds, has been a very long time. Written by the brothers themselves, Are You Up There asks a question …

Weathered is Creed’s third and final CD (they have since broken up). It includes rock songs such as Bullets, Freedom Fighter, Who’s Got my Back?, My Sacrifice, Stand Here with Me, and Hide. I enjoy all of the songs. Like other Creed CD’s, the music is …

When Two Worlds Collide is a song by Iron Maiden which appears on their album Virtual XI. The song opens up with a somewhat ominous sounding part which is driven by this interesting clean guitar part before Bayley comes in with the vocals of the track. I’ll be honest …

A great power Ballad by Velvet Revolver is the song Fall To Pieces, off their debut album Contraband. I really like this song because it has a really heavy feel to with a soft side. The softer slower guitar parts are through the main verses with some fingerpicking chorus …

This album is not one of my favorites to be honest, but it’s by no means a bad album, all I am saying is compared to other albums like Americana and Smash, this is a bit lower on my list of The Offspring’s albums. Still it’s an overall solid …

Lil’ Kim ft. Da Brat, Missy Elliott, Angie Martinez, and Lisa Lopes
“Not Tonight (Remix)”
Hardcore
Atlantic/Bad Boy
Director: Lance “Un” Rivera
Wow, Lil’ Kim went from rapping up and down escalators with Puff Daddy in “No Time”, dancing and rapping around in rooms that change colors with Lil’ Cease in “Crush On You”, …

This album, in my opinion, is pure genius. It’s reveals a more romantic side of Chris Martin (the lead singer) who is an immensely talented musician. Yet with a little more rocker edge to it. I wish that everybody would listen to it.. I never knew how deeply music …

At the introduction of this song, I am imagining an Indian woman dancing like that of Remember the time video of Michael Jackson. However, it sounds sexy, modern and pop once the chorus is being played. What makes this song remarkable is the blending of voice of the vocals …

Another White Singer (Little White Glove) is a song by Animal Collective which appears on their second release, Danse Manatee. I can thankfully report that in comparison to the previous two tracks on this record, the sound is far less dissonant on Another White Singer, but this is not …

The Akai MPC 2000xl sampler is one of the best pieces of equipment available on the music production scene. This piece of equipment is used by most of the top producers especially in the rap/hip-hop genre.
I have used this machine now for a couple of years and it has …

On youtube I found a video entitled worlds fastest banjo player. This unique country instrument with four strings has been the bone of all kinds of folk and country music. Todd Taylor is probably the master at the instrument. In the video he plays dueling banjos at a …

“Hey Self Defeater” is the opening track on Mark Mulcahy’s debut and overlooked album “Fathering”. At first listen you may notice that “Hey Self Defeater” is a minimalistic and bare bone approach to a song. The whole basis of the song focuses on 2 instruments, a clean electric guitar …

I could be listening to Let It Be a Secret - Biarlah Rahsia by Siti Nurhaliza for numerous times and still am not bored with it. This song is very melodramatic, very sad, poignant at its best and sung by the ever so popular Malaysian top singer, Siti Nurhaliza. …